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Offline gavor

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« on: February 17, 2002, 09:17:30 PM »
We won a medal! We won a medal!

And we dont care that everyone else fell over.

Aussies rock at winter sports!
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« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2002, 10:15:24 PM »
I'll take luck over talent any day.  (not that he was untalented but he deffinatly wasn't the favorite)
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« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2002, 10:56:53 PM »
Well, Ohno was clearly the winner had he not fallen in those last 15 meters, but I thought the irony of the results was delightful. Besides, Bradbury had a medal coming, I guess. He's been doing this for years, he deserved the reward. And so did Australia, IMO.

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« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2002, 01:00:30 AM »
I thought I heard during the coverage that they pull 5gs going around that short track. That is impressive.

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« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2002, 02:48:10 AM »
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I thought I heard during the coverage that they pull 5gs going around that short track. That is impressive.

Charon


Hmmm... Also heard them say that Ohno gets up to 35 MPH on the stretch... Is it possible to pull that many Gs at that low of a speed?
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« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2002, 10:04:47 AM »
LOL, watched the whole thing. If that Ausie wasn't so far behind he woulda been into the wall too. Loved the look on his face as everyone went down in front of him.

Ohno was very gracious too. Said basically that "thats our sport".

Australia's 1st winter medal
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« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2002, 10:13:15 AM »
I think I would have killed that little kid for taking him out like he did. From the replays it looked like the kid took out his legs on purpose.
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« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2002, 03:18:04 PM »
No, Mighty, it's a function of the angle. If you look at it carefully, you'll see the kid's arm sweeping across was accidental, as he twisted around. He was falling, that's all.
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« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2002, 11:36:45 PM »
We won another medal!

we won another medal, we won another me-dal

Beer time!

Thats our 2nd medal ever. First female medal.

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« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2002, 11:55:22 PM »
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We won another medal!

we won another medal, we won another me-dal

Beer time!

Thats our 2nd medal ever. First female medal.



...And here I thought that all men from Australia were rugged, manly, hard drinking.
Maybe I was right on the latter, but I also doubt it now.


Damn those Foster's comercials!
They lie!!!
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« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2002, 11:58:45 PM »
"Hmmm... Also heard them say that Ohno gets up to 35 MPH on the stretch... Is it possible to pull that many Gs at that low of a speed?"

a G is a unit of acceleration. 9.8m/s

And I dont know how they can pull that many g's either. Wow.

Thats like having fatty do a pushup a minute! unreal!
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« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2002, 12:01:53 AM »
The lie in the Foster commercial is when they show us drinking it. We don't. We dont even have Fosters commercials here.

Dancing is rugged and manly, just look at Barishnikov. Errrr. Wait on, hold on, just a minute.....
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« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2002, 12:49:20 AM »
You dont drink Fosters?! What then Coors Light?

WTF.

Then why do they serve that in Outback Steakhouse! Everyone KNOWS thats THE place for Australian food, after all, it was invented in the Outback.
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« Reply #13 on: February 19, 2002, 05:10:42 PM »
Its all a lie Animal, sorry. Most Aussies drink VB or XXXX. I've only ever had one Fosters in my entire life, it was when they had a promotion during the olympics. If we won a gold medal, everyone at the bar got a free Fosters. It was a bit crap.

I'm sorry to have destroyed the magic, the Outback Steakhouse will never be the same again (if i ever come over to the US, I'll have to go see this steakhouse). I personally drink west end draught or carlton cold or crown lager, oh hell, any beer but fosters or VB.
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« Reply #14 on: February 19, 2002, 07:26:03 PM »
I saw an interview with the Aussie girl who won the aerials......damn! Like they say in those American Fosters commercials.....a keeper!
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